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Manouane Winter 1983 : [Various Winter Activities]
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1983Item number (ISN):126690Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:TRUST FOR NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURES & CRAFTS, THEAccession:1989-0183Media:VideoPart:1 of 1Production date:1983Production company:The Trust for Native American Cultures and CraftsDescription:Documentary video recording various winter activities of the Attikamek Indians of Manouane, Quebec. Tapes 1-3 and 10-11 show some of the many stages in the tanning of a caribou hide such as the flesh stripped from the underside of the hide, the hair removed and the lengthy process of scraping the hide which has been laced into a large wooden framework. Also includes segments depicting the construction of a rabbitskin coat using narrow strips of rabbitskin woven on a wooden frame (tapes 4-9). Concluding sequences show an Indian woman painting the babiche of pointed-toe snowshoes creating a traditional design (tape 12).Subjects:HAND WEAVING~HIDES & SKINS~INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA~SNOWSHOES & SNOWSHOEINGLanguage:CreeNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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